The Cambourne Loop
Download & Print Map and Notes2 hrs
204 m
Moderate track
(0km) Int of Cambourne Ave and Upper Cambourne Track → Int of Cascades and Upper Cambourne service trails
600 m
14 mins
20m
-47m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk follows the service trail along the side of the hill with the ground sloping up to the right. The trail then zigzags all the way down to the intersection with the Cascades service trail, marked with an ‘Upper Cambourne Track’ sign.
(0.6km) Int of Cascades and Upper Cambourne service trails → Int of Cascades and Lower Cambourne service trails
90 m
2 mins
1m
-15m
Moderate track
(0.7km) Int of Cascades and Lower Cambourne service trails → Int of Lower Cambourne and Waterhole Track
1.2 km
26 mins
29m
-65m
Moderate track
(1.9km) Int of Lower Cambourne and Waterhole Track → Middle Harbour Creek Waterhole
20 m
0m
-1m
Moderate track
Lower Cambourne waterhole
(1.9km) Int of Lower Cambourne and Waterhole Track → Int of Bare Creek and Lower Cambourne service trails
200 m
3 mins
7m
-2m
Moderate track
(2.09km) Int of Bare Creek and Lower Cambourne service trails → Int of Bare Creek and Cascades service trails
1.1 km
24 mins
33m
-48m
Moderate track
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail away from the creek, with the ground sloping up to the right. It soon comes to the intersection with the Cascades management trail (where there is a ‘Bare Creek Track’ sign).
(3.24km) Int of Bare Creek and Cascades service trails → The Cascades
300 m
5 mins
1m
-14m
Moderate track
The Cascades
(3.24km) Int of Bare Creek and Cascades service trails → Int of Cambourne Ave and Upper Cambourne Track
1.2 km
27 mins
114m
-26m
Moderate track
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk follows the service trail going up the hill. After winding up the long, and sometimes steep hill, the walk passes an intersection and continues up the hill on an asphalted section of management trail to reach the signposted intersection with the ‘Lower Cambourne Track’.
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the Cascades track arrow along the service trail, climbing up the hill for a short while before coming to the intersection of the Upper Cambourne track.
Turn right: From the intersection, the walk follows the service trail, zigzagging up the hill behind the ‘Upper Cambourne’ sign. The walk flattens out for a while and reaches an intersection with a service trail at a track marker.
Continue straight: From the intersection, the walk follows the service trail down the side of the hill, with the ground sloping up to the left. The walk descends steadily until it crosses a small creek and climbs up the hill on the other side, passing through a metal gate to arrive at Cambourne Ave.
Maps for the The Cambourne Loop walk
You can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
Hornsby | 1:25 000 Map Series | 91304S HORNSBY | NSW-91304S |
Sydney | 1:100 000 Map Series | 9130 SYDNEY | 9130 |
Cross sectional view of the The Cambourne Loop bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the The Cambourne Loop
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
Length | 4.4 km | ||
Time | 2 hrs | ||
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Grade 3/6 Moderate track |
AS 2156.1 | Gradient | Short steep hills (3/6) |
Quality of track | Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) | ||
Signs | Directional signs along the way (3/6) | ||
Experience Required | Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) | ||
Weather | Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) | ||
Infrastructure | Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
Gradient
2.5km of this walk has short steep hills and another 1.9km has gentle hills with occasional steps. The remaining (90m) is flat with no steps.
Quality of track
Around 3.5km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail, whilst the remaining 900m follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
Signs
Around 2.3km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 2.2km has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 3.2km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 1.2km requires some bushwalking experience.
weather
This whole walk, 4.4km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 4.1km of this walk has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced), whilst the remaining 310m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
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Plan your trip to and from the walk here
The The Cambourne Loop walk starts and ends at the Int of Cambourne Ave and Upper Cambourne Track (gps: -33.723674, 151.18253)Your transport options to Int of Cambourne Ave and Upper Cambourne Track are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
Fire Danger
Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.Weather Forest
This walk starts in the Metropolitan weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/tcl
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking
Matt 🙂
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